Representatives from Policy Unit of The Insolvency Service have met recently with various stakeholder groups and have also invited other users of the secondary insolvency legislation to provide comments on matters to be addressed under the project. Further meetings have been arranged during February 2006. The matters subject to discussion include, but are not limited to, the following: 

·        Ideas for simplification of the structure and content of the Insolvency Rules, the Insolvent Partnerships Order, the Administration of Insolvent Estates of Deceased Persons Order, the Insolvent Companies (Disqualification of Unfit Directors) Proceedings Rules and the 6 other statutory instruments covered by the project. 

·        Ideas for modernisation and innovative change to the legislation, including providing for electronic access to insolvency information held by insolvency practitioners and for the facility to use electronic transmission of documents in insolvency proceedings;  

·        Identifying Rules that are no longer relevant; 

·        Removing duplication, for example, deleting provisions in Part 7 of the Insolvency Rules 1986 where those provisions for Court procedure and Practice are addressed in the Civil Procedure Rules; 

·        How to remove unnecessary burdens on office-holders with the aim of reducing costs in administering insolvencies, to provide better returns for creditors. 

The Insolvency Service has been pleased to receive a positive response from consultees on the project.